Database Administrator Salary Information in Colorado

The average annual and hourly salaries for database administrators in the state of Colorado are shown in
Table 1 and Table 2, respectively.
The comparison of the salary statistics of database administrators among Colorado cities is shown in Table 3.
The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey
conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2016 and published in April 2017
[1].

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for database administrators in Colorado in 5 percentile scales.
The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,990.
The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,440.
The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $50,270.

Percentile Bracket

Average Hourly Salary

10th Percentile Wage

$24.17

25th Percentile Wage

$37.11

50th Percentile Wage

$46.37

75th Percentile Wage

$56.08

90th Percentile Wage

$62.97

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for database administrators in Colorado in 5 percentile scales.
The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $62.97.
The median hourly salary is $46.37.
The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $24.17.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2016)

The following table and chart show the trend of the median salary of database administrators
from 2012 to 2016.

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of database administrators
in some Colorado cities and metropolitan areas.
We note that the median annual salary of database administrators in state of Colorado ranges from $80,240 to $101,590.
The highest paying area for database administrators in Colorado is Boulder with a median annual salary of $101,590.
The second highest paying city/area in Colorado State is Denver-Aurora-Broomfield (mean annual salary $99,420).
The lowest paying area is Colorado Springs with a median annual salary of $80,240.